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Thai king's estranged son urges open discussion of monarchy, in rejection of anti-defamation law 09/20/2023 10:32am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� An estranged son of Thailand���s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that open discussions about the country's monarchy should be allowed, in a rejection of a harsh royal anti-defamation law. Vacharaesorn V London���s historic blue plaques seek more diversity as 1,000th marker is unveiled 09/19/2023 11:49pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A resounding thump breaks the silence as Julia Land drops a lump of grey-brown clay onto the slab roller before Ned Heywood cranks it through the machine once, twice, three times, creating a rectangle about an inch thick. Laying a pattern on top of the slab, Heywood slices through th The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com 09/19/2023 03:31pm • Nonfiction 1. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, narrated by Jeremy Bobb and the author (Simon & Schuster Audio) 2. Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard - contributor and Craig Borlase - contributor, narrated by Jill Duggar (Simon & Schuster Audio) 3. Build the Life You Want by Arthu Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers 09/19/2023 03:13pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Republicans fighting to preserve Wisconsin legislative electoral maps they drew argue in new legal filings that a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice must recuse from the case despite the dismissal of complaints against her related to comments she made about redistrict EagleBank transforms school, changes lives of students through partnership with DC Bilingual 09/19/2023 01:06pm • When DC Bilingual Public Charter School needed to renovate its building, EagleBank stepped in and guided the school through the financing process, ultimately helping it become a thriving, state-of-the-art facility where young students go to learn. "EagleBank came in to be a partner during a t US-Apple-Books-Top-10 09/19/2023 11:50am • Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Code Red by Kyle Mills & Vince Flynn (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) 2. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) 3. Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar (Gallery Books) 4. 23 1/2 Lies by James Patterson (Grand Central Publishing) 5. Holly by Stephen Kin Today in History: September 19, Unabomber manifesto published in New York Times, Washington Post 09/19/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2023. There are 103 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Sept. 19, 1995, The New York Times and The Washington Post published the manifesto of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski (kah-ZIHN���-skee), which proved instrumental i Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence 09/18/2023 10:37pm • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ��� Australia���s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. Comm Senate ditches dress code as Fetterman and others choose casual clothes 09/18/2023 09:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The stuffy Senate is now a bit less formal. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that staff for the chamber���s Sergeant-at-Arms ��� the Senate's official clothes police ��� will no longer enforce a dress code on the Senate floor. The change comes after Pennsylvania Sen. Baylor settles years-long federal lawsuit in sexual assault scandal that rocked Baptist school 09/18/2023 09:07pm • Baylor University has settled a years-long federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the nation's biggest Baptist school, ending the largest case brought in a wide-ranging scandal that led to the ouster of the university president and its football coach, and tai 10 Best Financial Certifications 09/18/2023 08:00pm • The financial industry is full of acronyms that can be confusing for consumers. For example, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, lists 242 designations used by financial professionals. But, while there are a lot of certifications, the most commonly used certifications can also be Netanyahu talks to Elon Musk in California about antisemitism on X and artificial intelligence 09/18/2023 03:39pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) ��� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off a U.S. trip in California to talk to billionaire businessman Elon Musk about antisemitism on his social media platform X ��� while Musk asked him to address his judicial overhaul in Israel. The two also discussed artifici Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike 09/18/2023 01:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision that follows similar pauses over the weekend by ���The Drew Barrymore Show,��� ���The Talk��� and ���The Jennifer Hudson Show.��� Maher last week said he would bring hi Prosecuting Spain soccer official Rubiales for World Cup kiss seems illogical, says UEFA president 09/18/2023 12:08pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� Prosecuting Spanish soccer official Luis Rubiales for kissing a Women���s World Cup-winning player on the lips without her consent seems ���completely illogical,��� UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has suggested. Spanish state prosecutors are investigating Jenni Hermoso���s accusat A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination 09/18/2023 01:10am • The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district's dress code. Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, received an in-school susp